Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Tumkur
State : Karnataka
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 3 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 14
Father's Name : Shri Sidda Nanjappa
Mother's Name : Late Smt. Lakshmi Devamma
Date of birth : 26 Jun 1931
Profession : Advocate Agriculturist
Positions held :
1971-77 President, Bhartiya Jana Sangh (B.J.S.), Karnataka1971-1991 Member, Karnataka Legislative Council (four terms)1972-91 Chairman, Committee on Petitions, Karnataka Legislative Council1977-80 Vice-President, Janata Party (J.P.), Karnataka1980-86 Vice-President, Bhartiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Karnataka1985-91 Chairman, (i) House Committee; (ii) Petitions Committee; (iii) Committee on Private Members` Bills and Resolutions, Karnataka Legislative Council1977-91 Deputy Chairman, Karnataka Legislative Council1990-91 Vice-President, B.J.P., Karnataka1991 Elected to 10th Lok Sabha1991-96 Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1998-99 Chairman, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development SchemeMember, Committee on Official LanguageMember, Committee on Commerce and its Sub-Committee on TextilesMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (3rd term)Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the TableMember, Committee on Health & Family WelfareMember, Committee on Provision of Computer for MPs, Offices of Parties, Officers of Lok Sabha Secretariat5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Committee on Health & Family Welfare
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
Fought continuously against casteism, associated with R.S.S. work
Special Interests
Eradication of casteism
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Gardening; Organisational activities of R.S.S. and A.B.V.P.
Sports and Clubs
Badminton, kabaddi and kho kho
Countries Visited
Widely travelled (11 countries); Leader, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to Cameroon, 1992; Member, (i) International Conference on Disarmament, Environment and U.N., Tokyo (Japan), 1992; (ii) 87th IPU Conference, Yaounde, Cameroon, 1992; and (iii) 101st IPU Conference, Brussels, Belgium, April 1999
Other Information
Member, Council of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1998-99; Attended Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, New Delhi, 1991; and Conferences of Presiding Officers of Legislative Bodies in India
